Dead 30-foot blue whale washed near Gwadar East Bay shore

The roughly 30-foot animal had floated off Gwadar for two days before waves carried it near East Bay; WWF Pakistan is still probing why it died.

A blue whale about 30 feet long was found dead near Gwadar East Bay after being seen floating for two days.

WWF Pakistan technical adviser Muhammad Moazzam Khan said the whale may have entered shallow water and lost its way.

The cause of death is still unknown; WWF Pakistan has begun further checks.

Pakistan’s coast has recorded several large whale strandings in recent years, including at Gwadar, Jiwani and Pasni.

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